926 Shattuck Avenue

Don't miss this delightful 3 level North Berkeley Spanish/Mediterranean home with 3 spacious upper bedrooms accessed by the most romantic and gorgeously curvy staircase you've ever seen

Updated kitchen with garden window; breakfast area; gracious living room with huge Moorish arched window and fireplace, and a dining room that opens through sliding doors to a large deck and big sky, bridge and city lights views...wire-free! 

Terrific garden level plus room is newly carpeted and has a 2nd fireplace, huge closet/storage area, plus a built-in window seat with storage beneath; half baths at main and lower level; 2 full baths at the upper level. 

At the lower level: finished laundry room with side by side washer and dryer; hidden workshop/storage area with furnace and water heater is accessed via sliding door. 

Leaded glass, lovely simple landscaping, elegant tiled front entry; hardwood floors mostly; driveway and garage structure is shared with neighbor and is divided into two separate spaces by a floor to ceiling wall, lockable for privacy and security. First time on the market in many years, and beautifully maintained by longtime owners!

From the sellers to you ...

We have been very fortunate to have lived on this block of Shattuck between Marin and Los Angeles.  Our neighbors tend to know each other, and have been friends (without being nosey or intrusive).  When someone leaves town, they inform the near neighbors and we all keep an eye out for anyone who appears suspicious.  (We even have neighbors who regularly walk their dogs past our house early in the morning and place our newspaper at our door). There's also an annual street party in the summer, where we close off  the block to street traffic. 

The people on the block are also safety conscious. We have had Earthquake awareness meetings & drills  as well as Berkeley City-provided emergency caches  at the homes of 2 different neighbors.  A number of neighbors have participated in Berkeley's emergency training & procedures were developed for search and rescue if necessary. 

Indian Rock Park is just blocks away.  It is a popular attraction for ourselves, visitors, and especially children.  As well, one of the famous Berkeley pathways leads from Indian Rock down to Solano Avenue, which has a great diversity of stores and ethnic restaurants. (In early September, Solano Avenue is closed for over a mile for the Solano Stroll, essentially a street fair celebrated by thousands of visitors enjoying the ethnic foods, music, arts and crafts, etc.) Also nearby is Codornices  Park with walking trails, picnic areas, a children's playground & across the street from the Park is the beautiful Rose Garden.

Half a mile in the direction of downtown is the Shattuck Avenue "Gourmet Area" & a bit farther is UC Berkeley.  Other attractions are in Tilden Park, a short distance up Marin with many miles of hiking trails & children's playground & farm as well as a pond with turtles in season!

The view from the back of the house includes San Francisco Bay and the Oakland-San Francisco and Golden Gate Bridges.  

Being able to see the changes in weather coming across the Bay is more timely & fascinating than the media weather reports.  

At our altitude the fog layer is infrequent & the moderate temperature, compared to the area over the coastal "mountains" to the East is remarkable, i.e. 20-30 degrees lower.  Rarely have we felt a need for air conditioning, and one of the best treats is witnessing the magnificent sunsets.